Who We Are

sourcingtransparency.com and sourcingtransparency.net are services of Biochemsoft GmbH, CH 4104 Oberwil Basel, Switzerland.

Independent

We are an independent full service provider, experienced in Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain Management and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) / Social Management.

Founded

1997

Registration

Registred as GmbH after Swiss law. / Swiss VAT # CHE-108.649.819 MWST

Ownership

Private ownership.

Values

Our corporate values are passion, openness, transparency, sustainabilty, entrepreneurship, thinking out-of-the-box, leadership, integrity and respect.

Ethics stays not at home when we go to work!

Guiding Principles Biochemsoft GmbH / sourcingtransparency.com and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy Biochemsoft GmbH / sourcingtransparency.com see http://sourcingtransparency.com/values/

Compliance

We comply with local, national and international laws and regulations as well as the spirit thereof and we conduct our business operations with honesty and integrity.

In order to contribute to sustainable development, we believe that management interacting with its stakeholders is of considerable importance, and we will endeavor to build and maintain sound relationships with our stakeholders through open and fair communication.

We expect our business partners to support our initiative and act in accordance with it.

Cost structure

No frills philosophy

Focus on minimizing cost wherever possible

Key partnership

Attorneys at Law Chambers in Switzerland, Latin American and Asia

Close collaborations with Universities

Key resources

Physical | Europe, Latin America, Asia

Intellectual | Proprietary knowledge

Human | Hands-on experience and Certified knowledge

Financial | privately financed, owner managed

Sourcing Transparency services are based on three decades of experience of both the supply-and buy-side in global and local sourcing-procurement as well as sales-and marketing, social management and corporate social responsibility.

Our local and global team members are senior cost reduction, cost control and social responsible sourcing managers with Certificates of Advanced Studies in Corporate Responsibility/Social Management.

Link Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibilty

• Stakeholders expectations are met
• Improving communication and partnership with your stakeholders
• Attracting new investors, shareholders and more equity
• Increasing your company’s/organisation’s market value
• Increasing your company’s/organisation’s rating
• Improving compliance and governance
• Increasing competitive power
• Reducing risks and total costs
• Decreasing credit interest rate and cost of capital
• More or higher credibility
• New investment opportunities
• Reaching new markets

Hands-on experience

All our services are based on three decades of experience of both the supply-and buy-side in global
and local sourcing-procurement as well as sales-and marketing, social management and corporate social responsibility.

Certified knowledge

Our local and global team members are senior cost reduction, cost control and social responsible sourcing managers with Certificates of Advanced Studies in Corporate Responsibility/Social Management.

BioChemSoft GmbH serves companies who:

are interested in working with a complet independent sourcing/procurement/Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provider –> we are independent from external investors or tool providers!

have not enough internal human resources and/or competencies but want to quickly benefits from sourcing/procurement action e.g. cost stabilisation or cost reduction, supplier management and contract management, multi sourcing, green purchasing, global sourcing, low-cost sourcing, category management.

have internal procurement expertise (department) but want to outsource activities on specific sourcing/procurement area(s)/categories like indirect or direct materials and services.

have no internal procurement expertise (department) but want to start and/or outsource activities on specific area(s)/categories like indirect or direct materials and services.

consider sourcing and procurement as not a non strategic/core function and want to have it managed by an independent sourcing/procurement service provider with a lot of hands-on experience and not by a pure consulting company.

want to develop or improve a sourcing/procurement function to deliver risk reduction and cost savings.

want to develop or improve a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) / Social Management function to deliver risk reduction and brand reputation.

are smart companies/organisations with no internal sourcing/procurement expertise (department) but want to start and/or outsource activities on specific area(s)/categories like indirect or direct materials and services like the blue-chip companies.

want to know what is possible in the various sourcing/procurement related topics.

want to know what is possible in the various Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) / Social Management related topics.

We are a Swiss company founded 1997 by Philippe Zuberbühler in Oberwil | Basel, Switzerland.

In 1997 we established our first Sourcing Procurement Office in Oberwil | Basel, Switzerland.

Our roots and our main office are in the heart of the dynamic Life-Sciences industry in the Basel Area.

In 1997 we established our Latin America Sourcing Procurement Office in Lima, Peru.

Today we are an international and multilingual working force

We understand that every company/organisation faces unique financial and social challenges, so we tailor our approach to meet your individual needs.

From defining the strategy, to evolving an existing identity, to launching a worldwide project, just to mention a few ways to help you.

Once we gain an understanding of your goals, we can create a strategy to reach them. From competitive advantage analysis to corporate social responsibilty surveys, our research and discovery phase is to gather the data that will allow us to produce and tailor the best sustainable financial and social responsible solutions for your business.

Your internal and external stakeholders are an important part of this process. By developing a broad understanding of who your stakeholders are and what they value, we will be able to help you reach them in a memorable, compelling way.

Our deep practical Sourcing and Procurement knowledge is merged with governance, compliance, accountability, environment, human rights and ethic expertise.

All our services are based on three decades of experience of both the supply-and buy-side in global and local sourcing-procurement as well as sales-and marketing, social management and corporate social responsibility.

Methodologies, processes, guidelines and laws

We have deep practical hands-on experience of the following methodologies, processes, guidelines and laws:

ISO 26000 (Social responsibility), ISO 14001 (Environmental management), ISO 9000 (Quality management), Drug Applications and Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) Regulations: 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 210 (Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing Processing, packing, or Holding of Drugs) and 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 211 (Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Finished Pharmaceuticals), GRI Global reporting intiative, UN Global Compact, SA8000 (Standard for measuring social compliance), ILO International labour Organisation – International labour standards, California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, ITIL (IT Service management), new SGMM (St. Galler Management Model), World Bank Procurement Guidelines, Swiss Code of Obligations.

We live our philosophy of “respect for people” by honoring the culture, customs, history and laws of each country.

We do not tolerate bribery of or by any business partner, government agency or public authority and maintain honest and fair relationships with government agencies and public authorities.